The search for the wife of a Supreme Court Justice, Mrs. Mrs. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, yesterday shifted to Ondo and Ekiti states.

The victim, who is the wife of Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, was kidnapped penultimate Friday with her daughter and a driver near Benin in Edo State.

The expansion of the search for the three hostages followed tracking signals that the kidnappers have relocated to some swamps along the two neighbouring states.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Maryam Alooma-Mukhtar, is said to be highly worried by the development and plans to visit Justice Rhodes-Vivour in Lagos where he has been monitoring the rescue effort of the abducted.

According to investigation, the kidnappers have got in touch with some people leading to the tracking of their location by the police and other security agencies.

A reliable source said: “As at the last time the tracking was conducted, the kidnappers were said to be shuttling between the forests in Ondo and Ekiti states. So far, the security agencies and the police have done well.

“The kidnappers have also opened up on their demand for ransom which is about N200million. We learnt that they have got in touch with one officer in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the police in one of the states on their demand.

“I can say that dialogue is ongoing on how to prevail on the abductors to release their victims unhurt in national interest.

“We have been begging them to let off these victims.”

It was learnt last night that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alooma-Mukhtar might visit Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour in Lagos this weekend to sympathize with him.

The source added: “The CJN, who has been on top of the situation, might go there with some justices to identify with the travails of Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour.

“She might also use the opportunity to consider security reports on the hostages with the family.”